Mobile communications system and mobile terminal

Abstract

A mobile terminal 3 judges whether or not the mobile terminal is able to make a transition to a DTX period during Active, and, when judging that the mobile terminal is able to make a transition to a DTX period during Active, notifies a base station 2 to that effect. If the base station 2 judges that the mobile terminal is able to make a transition to a DRX period during Active when triggered by the notification from the mobile terminal 3, the base station temporarily stops supply of electric power to the data transmission processing units and the data reception processing units of the mobile terminal 3.

1 : A communication method of performing wireless communication between a base station and a mobile terminal through operation of intermittent reception where an on-period and an off-period are alternately repeated, the on-period being a fixed period during which the mobile terminal receives a signal sent from the base station, the off-period being a fixed period during which the mobile terminal stops receiving a signal sent from the base station, the communication method comprising:
 receiving at the mobile terminal a downlink physical control signal sent from the base station using the intermittent reception operation during the on-period.   
     
     
         2 : A mobile communication system in which wireless communication is performed between abase station and a mobile terminal through operation of intermittent reception where an on-period and an off-period are alternately repeated, the on-period being a fixed period during which the mobile terminal receives a signal sent from the base station, the off-period being a fixed period during which the mobile terminal stops receiving a signal sent from the base station, the mobile communication system comprising:
 the mobile terminal that receives a downlink physical control signal sent from the base station using the intermittent reception operation during the on-period.   
     
     
         3 : A mobile terminal that performs wireless communication with a base station through operation of intermittent reception where an on-period and an off-period are alternately repeated, the on-period being a fixed period during which the mobile terminal receives a signal sent from the base station, the off-period being a fixed period during which the mobile terminal stops receiving a signal sent from the base station, the mobile terminal comprising:
 a controller to receive a downlink physical control signal sent from the base station using the intermittent reception operation during the on-period.